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Albright College

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Albright College is a private, co-ed, liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1856 and is located in Reading, Pennsylvania.

Overview

Albright College is a private college that offers a liberal arts curriculum with an interdisciplinary focus. Albright College is accredited by the Middle States Association, and offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees, as well as a Master of Arts and Master of Science degrees in education. The college also offers accelerated degree programs.

With a student/faculty ratio of 13:1, Albright College enrolls some 1,650 undergraduates in traditional programs, some 500 students in accelerated degree programs in nine locations and 100 students in the master’s program in education.

Albright’s hallmarks are connecting fields of learning, collaborative teaching and learning, and a flexible curriculum that allows students to create an individualized education. By their senior year, about two-thirds of students have a dual, combined or interdisciplinary concentration. In 2007, students had more than 200 unique combinations of concentrations.

Albright College athletic teams compete in the MAC Commonwealth League.

Albright also participates in the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU)'s University and College Accountability Network (U-CAN).

Curriculum

Albright offers liberal arts and pre-professional programs. The college emphasizes the ability of students to combine fields of learning to create individualized and interdisciplinary majors. Albright has focused on interdiciplinary learning for decades. It created the first undergraduate psychobiology program in the nation in the 1960s. The college also created the first undergraduate biochemistry program in the region.

The decades since have seen the creation of interdisciplinary programs such as child and family studies, environmental studies, optical physics (the only such program nationwide at a small college), and three Johnson Centers for Interdisciplinary Studies. In addition to 11 interdisciplinary areas of concentration such as psychobiology, biochemistry, crime & justice, and Latin American studies, students have the option of pairing any combination of concentrations.

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Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location:
Mid-Atlantic
Setting:
Large Town Setting
Type:
Private
Affiliation:
United Methodist
Size:
Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad)
Mascot:
Lions

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
2,046
On Campus Housing:
Available
Full Time Students:
100%
Athletic Programs:
Available
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 25,232
Students Receiving Aid:
95%
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Admissions

Application Fee:
$ 25
Selectivity:
Highly Selective
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 100%
Part-Time 0%
Men vs. Women
Women 57%
Men 43%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 80%
African-American 9%
Other 5%
Hispanic 4%
Asian 2%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 57%
Out-of-State 43%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Pennsylvania 57%
New Jersey 21%
New York 5%
Maryland 3%
Delaware 2%
Percent of Students International: 3%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 52%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: Yes

Athletics

Member of: NAA, NCAA
Sports Include: Football (Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation)
Basketball (Commonwealth Conference)
Baseball (Commonwealth Conference)
Track (Commonwealth Conference)
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 25,232    
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 800    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 3,852 33%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 2,839 39%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 10,938 92%  
Student Loans:
$ 8,606 92%  
Any Aid:
  95%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 55% (Highly Selective)
Test Scores  
SAT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores: 94%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Verbal: 470, Math: 460
Top 75th Percentile: Verbal: 580, Math: 570

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 25.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Not Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Required
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Not Required
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Required
TOEFL: Recommended
Test Scores: Required

Degree Programs at Albright College

Bachelor's Level Majors

College Advice

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What is your opinion of the school. What do you like/dislike about the school?
20 months ago
Best Answer
I'm currently a sophomore at this school. It has good teachers for the most part, as from what I've seen being a Bio/Pre-Med major. It is a very small school though with only about 1500 students, and I find it to be somewhat of a suitcase college. A significant # of people leave here over the weekend. Also there is not much to do here over the weekend and most of the time it is rather boring, which probably won't be the case if you go to a bigger school. I'd say advantages of going here would be the teachers are for the most part very good and it is a small school so you have the potential to make close-knit friendships...but then again if you don't like a lot of the people you meet you are going to be rather lonely. It is a small school so don't expect there to be much to do over the weekend. Another advantage and probably the biggest reason why people choose this school is that it is pretty cheap to come here, this college offered me a lot of money and I only pay about 12000 a year to come here. Hope that helps.

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